Glenn Kenny
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‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Review: Bouncing Off the Rim
Even the trash talk in a remake of the 1992 street ball comedy has no spark, despite the best efforts of Sinqua Walls and Jack...
‘Queenmaker’ Review: Society Blogger to Self-Made Celebrity
The chronicler of the post-9/11 New York social whirl who is at the center of this documentary was no Manhattan insider but rather a student...
‘Hypnotic’ Review: A Twisty Thriller Sends Ben Affleck on the Run
Alice Braga plays a psychic and Affleck a cop in this action-packed Robert Rodriguez picture that gets a little overly ambitious.
‘It Ain’t Over’ Review: When Yogi Berra Saw a Strike, He Hit It
The baseball player, known for his quirky malapropisms, was perpetually underestimated. But a new documentary proves he was a phenomenal talent.
‘King Charles, the Boy Who Walked Alone’ Review: Reflections on a Monarch
A sort of cinematic advance man for this week’s coronation, the documentary makes a show of seeking balance but often tips its hand in favor...
‘Big George Foreman’ Review: Not the Biopic a Two-time Champ Deserves
The fictionalized film, with the boxer himself as one of its executive producers, crams a lot of events into its running time, leaving its charismatic...
‘Somewhere in Queens’ Review: Rooting for the Underdog
Ray Romano plumbed the absurdities of family life on his sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond.” For this, his feature directing debut, he sticks to an Italian...
‘The Lost Weekend: A Love Story’ Review: When John Lennon Strayed
There’s not much Lennon music heard in this doc about his affair with May Pang, and given how much Pang trashes his wife, Yoko Ono,...
‘Country Gold’ Review: A Rising Star’s Wild(ish) Night With a Legend
The filmmaker Mickey Reece drags a certain Oklahoma-born singer named Troyal — but answers to “Garth” — into this oddball comedy.
‘In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis’ Review: Serene Demeanor, Bracing Message
The Pontiff travels well. Gianfranco Rosi’s new documentary chronicles his visits to Catholic communities the world over, and he never seems to tire.